Overview
Alcohol, in clinical and public-health terms, refers to ethanol-containing beverages and the patterns of consumption and harm associated with them, ranging from low-risk use to hazardous and harmful drinking and to alcohol use disorder. Ethanol is a central-nervous-system depressant metabolised principally in the liver, and excessive or chronic intake contributes to hepatic injury, cardiovascular and neurological harm, dependence, and elevated risk of injury and certain cancers. Alcohol use disorder is characterised by impaired control, craving, tolerance, and withdrawal, and its course is shaped by genetic, metabolic, and psychosocial factors, with management spanning screening, behavioural intervention, and pharmacotherapy. Peer-reviewed work relevant to this topic examines plasma TREM2 levels, liver enzymes, and a sex-dependent genetic relationship in alcohol use disorder, the duration and physiology of the alcohol hangover, trauma-related psychotic reactions mediated by alcohol use, the metabolic and neurochemical effects of passive exposure to alcohol, long non-coding RNAs in tobacco- and alcohol-induced head and neck cancer, and alcohol-associated liver disease. These contributions span addiction medicine, hepatology, genetics, and neuroscience, addressing the biological mechanisms, comorbidities, and consequences of alcohol consumption, an area in which the journal publishes peer-reviewed research relevant to addiction and rehabilitation.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Relationship between Trauma-Related Psychotic Reactions and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Alcohol Use
Sudden Death Due to Spontaneous Rupture of the Urinary Bladder following Acute Alcohol Inebriation- A Case report and Review of Literature
Long Non-Coding RNAs Emerging as Potential Epigenetic Biomarkers for Tobacco and/or Alcohol-Induced Head and Neck Cancer
The Metabolic and Neurochemical Etiopathology of Passive Exposition to Alcohol Consumers
Liver Disease: A Retrospective Hospital Based Study in Addis Ababa-Ethiopia
Evaluation of Bacterial Population in the Saliva of Drug Addicts
Surgical Site Infection in Cesarean Section Operation: Risk and Management
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among People Being Treated for HIV in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study
The Socio-Demography, Clinical Characteristics and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among a Group of Elderly Hypertensive Patients Followed Up at A Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka.
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2026 · Biochemical Pharmacology
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2026 · Alcohol and Alcoholism
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2026 · BioMed Research International
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2026 · Gene Reports
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Hami Hemati et al. · 2025 · Brain, behavior, and immunity
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2025 · Brain Behavior and Immunity
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2024 · Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
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Aditya Gan et al. · 2024 · Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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